Moving 75 Gallon

I'm moving a 75 gallon into my new house and would like some tips as it is my first move with this large of a tank. I'm only moving about 20-30 minutes away from where it is located at now, so the transfer shouldn't be too bad. I have a plan and I'm thinking it will work pretty well, but I'd like some opinions.

I plan on filling a storage container with water for my fish and corals. Then filling my 40 gallon half way and putting my rock in it, about 100 lbs. If it needs any more water Ill top it off to cover the rocks. I have about five 7 gallon water containers that I plan on filling with the rest of the water and keeping the sand at the bottom of the tank. I have about 4 men that will be carrying the tank out to the truck, do you think the bottom will hold? Its has to be at least 70-100 lbs of live sand at the bottom, with any other water I cant fit in my other containers (which I doubt). We have 2 trucks that will be transporting everything, I'm figuring one truck will take the tank and the water containers, while the other will take the stand, filters, and the lighting. I'm planning on having some salt water ready at the new house. How many gallons would you keep handy? I've read to put saran wrap along the bottom of the tank to put the water back in (can anyone elaborate?), then I plan on putting the rock in, then the fish and corals. We will have to do this in the morning, should I mount the lighting the night before, taking it to the new house once the lights go off? Do I need to reacclimate my fish? Should I wash my sand, or try not to disturb it as much as possible? Should I do a water change the next day as well? I'm obviously trying to keep as much water as possible, I didn't want to replace any more water than I have to the first day.

Any opinions or tips would be great. There's a couple other things here and there but its all pretty routine, like hooking the filters back up

I plan on having lots of towels, and lots of hands.
Thanks ahead of time

 

this is just what I did others may have some better ideas HTH and good luck..

 

Moving my 55 gal in the next month. Good advice, karma for all

 

Sounds like you've got a good plan... Good luck!

 

I bought a new 65g and set it up in my new place, then packed everything into buckets and a cooler and all the equipment into a box and moved it all over at once. It was much simpler then having to worry about all the water and the tank and stand as well.

 

I am moving my 75 from Alabama to Texas in 2 weeks. It is probably the most nerve wracking thing about the whole move. To move my fish, I am using a Brute 20 gallon trash can filled to about 15 with an airstone and a koralia in there. Same for my rocks. When they get there the fish are going straight to the LFS who has agreed to babysit them for the time being while I get it set up. I would talk to an LFS that you go to and see if they will do this. It will certainly help to not worry about the fish while I am setting up. Other than that I am not saving the sand, I think its just too risky. Good luck with your move.